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Newspaper
Numurkah Leader
Location
Numurkah, Victoria, Australia
Date
Feb 11, 1925
Page
2
March 7 handicap event details appear garbled with scattered words. The fragment notes a possible meet or race setup and several unreadable names and places, lacking clear outcomes or participants.
The article records school staffing and accommodation plans as parents support facilities, plus a theft investigation at Wanghau with a man arrested in Numurkaly. It notes a tennis doubles final at Numurkah court, Mooroopna Hospital fundraising Sunday, and local incidents including a swan injury, unusual weather, and staff appointments.
Land advertised for subdivisional public auction at Talimba near Weat Wyalong on Saturday February 28. The 26 year single-owner property offers blocks from 730 to 1100 acres with post and wire fencing and netted boundaries. Homestead comforts and well kept outbuildings. land offers easy terms and potential subdivision in some blocks.
The sale on Friday at Cobram features horses cattle and farm machinery from Mrs Elizabeth Campbell led by Henry under instructions. Items include draught mares, cows heifers ploughs drills and portable engine with many unlisted farm implements offered without reserve. Auctioneer Tuck and Treaknwal Babrat.
The Smith family appeal lists new subscriptions from D Hickey junior five shillings and six pence, Houge Bros five pence, and G Williams ten pence, while McPherson Callander & Co announce a Kyabram branch to stock suiting materials hats and merchery. The Australian Natives' Association issues its first quarterly bulletin to inform branches on national questions and policy debates. Saffron thistle threatens Southern Riverina wheat areas, with Wagga Experimental Farm manager Hugh Ross urging urgent eradication to prevent damage and potential farm losses.
A condensed record lists multiple upcoming auctions across Nathalia Numurkah and surrounding towns. Entries include fixed sale dates from February 12 to May, unreserved clearing sales for Mr James Christie and Mr Joseph Wilt, sales at Numurkah and Nuring Enel, machinery and wagons, and a large unreserved clearing sale near Nawur kah. Additional notes mention estates, residences, and regional vendors such as Kilpatrick McLellan & Co and D Gleeson in association auctions.
An important clearing sale advertises livestock and farm equipment including 12 horses 19 cattle 75 sheep and machinery. It notes proceedings are held in Victoria and NSW with dates to be secured and inquiries to secure suitable dates.
An unstructured catalog lists unreserved stock, farming plant, and a Ford car with references to McNamara & Co. The fragment mentions horses, draught gear, implements, fittings, saddles, hay, harnesses, and sundries. Names such as Mitchell and Wilkes appear amid scattered items and auction-like language, with unclear dates or locations.
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